Cherokee County, OK
The federal environmental record for Cherokee County (population 48,185): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
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Superfund NPL sites
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federal cleanup sites
2
PFAS-detecting water systems
1
TRI facilities
2
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Cherokee with at least one PFAS detection under UCMR5. The federal limit for PFOA and PFOS is 4 ng/L; EPA proposed in May 2026 to rescind the limits for the other compounds, which are shown for information.
| System | Highest results | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| TAHLEQUAH PWA OK1021701 | PFBS: 5.7 ng/L PFPeA: 4.4 ng/L PFHxA: 4.2 ng/L | detected |
| CHEROKEE CO. RWD #11 OK1221637 | PFHxA: 5.5 ng/L PFPeA: 5.2 ng/L PFBS: 4.1 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
1 facilities in Cherokee filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 0 lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| APAC-CENTRAL INC. ROBERTS ASPHALT 4037 | TAHLEQUAH | Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 116 tank facilities in Cherokee: 66 tanks in service and 243 closed. 20 fuel releases are on record, of which 2 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Cherokee as Zone 2, moderate predicted indoor radon (2 to 4 pCi/L average). Radon and air quality are covered in depth on lung.com.
The record for one specific address
County figures blur what matters: distance. The Address Environmental Report runs these same federal datasets against one address and reports every site, tank, polluter and water result around it, with distances, in about a minute.
Get the report - $39All federal cleanup sites on file
The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Cherokee, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
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